Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-10-25
AGRICULTURAL.
Devoted TO the Interests OF Farmers
and Stockmen-
Caring For Horses.


coughs after swallowing little, it in
dicates sore throat or swelling OF the
glands of the neck. 1t Is one OF the
symptoms OF distemper, which Is prev
alent at this season. Give the horse
warm bran mash, with one drachm OF
chlorate of potash in it daily Tor week
or ten days. There is nothing serious
to be apprehended.
For a horse which is weak IN the
knees, rub the limbs briskly wish
wooden cloth, then battle with salt and
water, wipe dry and apply mixture OF
one pint of alcohol and Cne drachm OF
tincture of Spanish fly, rubbing In
tablespoonful twice a day with the
hand. Let the horse run in loose
stall, deeply Uttered with sawdust or
dry swamp muck, or on an earth floor.
Skunk's oil, beef brine and other trash
of the kind are useless.
A horse can be fed on grain and bran
if he is not overfed. These foods are
concentrated and need to be given with
caution. Cotton seed meal is not
safe food, but the whole seed ii quite
free from lint may be given in modera-
ton. Some coarse fodder is desir ible II
it can be procured, and supply should
be grown either of millet, corn fodder
or pea vines, and cut when in blossom
and cured for hay. Ii little rough
ness is given, six pounds OF bran and
the same of some kind Of grain, and
two pounds of whole, clean cotton-seed,
would make sufficient food for
tho, sapd-pound horse. Five pounds
of hay daily given with this grain
would be quite sufficient
Green food in the summer is often
the cause OF serious indigestion with
its common results-colic and rupture
OF the stomach, which is inevitably
fatal Such food should never be given
wet or heated by fermentation after
cutting, or in excessive quantity, nor
. when horse is weary. Glover or rye
should be cut after the dew is off and
before the heat OF the day and spread
in the shade to wilt, or in the afternoon
and left to wilt until the next day. A
sprinkling OF salt will tend to avoid
trouble with such food, as it prevents
fermentation.
Water should always be given before
: feeding, and never Immediately after
ward. Collie is often produced by CO.
pious watering soon after eating, and
/ also by watering when the animal is
hot and weary from work. The stomach
} being chilled is for the time incapable
/ of digesting any food. Light feeding
} is to be given during hard or rapid
work, and the full feed is only given
K after sufficient rest Overlooking is
Q to be specially avoided, and regularity
|, is very important. One twelve-quart
/ pailful of cut hay and four pounds OF
' meal to full feed for thousand
: pound horse, given twice day, with
an equivalent feeding between of oat:
! or corn and long HI y. Orchard grass
n hay, cut just at the blossoming, is ex
a celent for horses. Ripe timothy is the
h next best, and corn blades, pulled
green and we'll cured, make as good
+ feed as any. Dusty or moldy food il
J.. to be specially avoided, not only fol
it's effect on the digestive organs, but
= for its evil results on the respiratory
4 functions. Idleness is conductive te
+ indigestion, and during the present
!, season particularly, horses should be
+ turned out several hours for exercise
a every day.
r The shrinkage of the muscles OF the
shoulder, and which is commonly
called "sweeny," is due to some lame
, ness Of the foot or limb, which induces
n the horse to favor the shoulder anC
y throw the muscles out Of use. The in
= action causes the muscles to decrease
= in substance, and the shoulder flatten,
>, or becomes followed. The remedy fol
> this Disagreement is to relieve the
u lameness and restore the shoulder tc
proper activity, The seat of the trouble
L. may be in the shoulder, which may
!, have been sprained. II this is the case
y pressures with the knuckles on the
l. shoulder will show it; if not, it will
n most probably be found in the foot OF
@ the pastern joint. Navicular disease
s. is the most frequent cause of thi
e shrinking of the shoulder muscles
10 This disease is indicated by the ANNA
pointing the toe of the foot forward
l, and by going lame at starting and soor
l. recovering, Driving fast down hill il
Q the usual cause of trouble with tn,
e shoulder by injury to the joint or tc
d the feet.
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